"destroy" meaning in Inglés

See destroy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈstɹɔɪ/, /dɪˈstɹoɪ/ [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-destroy.wav , en-us-destroy.ogg [California], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-destroy.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-destroy.wav Forms: destroy, destroyest¹, destroys destroyeth¹, destroyed, destroyed, destroying [gerund]
Etymology: Del inglés antiguo destroyen, del francés antiguo destruire, del latín vulgar *destrugō, del latín dēstruō, de dē- ('des-') + struō ("yo construyo").
  1. Destruir.
    Sense id: es-destroy-en-verb-xC--tDst
  2. Aniquilar, arruinar.
    Sense id: es-destroy-en-verb-UpZs72zc
  3. Sacrificar (un animal).
    Sense id: es-destroy-en-verb-HMpmNqEc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés antiguo",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés antiguo destroyen, del francés antiguo destruire, del latín vulgar *destrugō, del latín dēstruō, de dē- ('des-') + struō (\"yo construyo\").",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "destroy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "1.ª persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroyest¹",
      "raw_tags": [
        "2.ª persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroys\ndestroyeth¹",
      "raw_tags": [
        "3.ª persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroyed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pasado"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroyed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Participio pasado"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroying",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              74,
              81
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "Bible Proverbs 6:32. Versión: New King James.\nTraducción: Biblia Proverbios 6:32. Versión: Nueva Traducción Viviente.",
          "text": "Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul",
          "translation": "Pero el hombre que comete adulterio es un necio total, porque se destruye a sí mismo."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Destruir."
      ],
      "id": "es-destroy-en-verb-xC--tDst",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Aniquilar, arruinar."
      ],
      "id": "es-destroy-en-verb-UpZs72zc",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Sacrificar (un animal)."
      ],
      "id": "es-destroy-en-verb-HMpmNqEc",
      "sense_index": "3"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Sur de Inglaterra",
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-destroy.wav"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-destroy.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-destroy.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "California"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-destroy.wav",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Texas",
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
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    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-destroy.wav",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Connecticut",
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-destroy.wav"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈstɹoɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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  "word": "destroy"
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  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés antiguo",
    "EN:Verbos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés antiguo destroyen, del francés antiguo destruire, del latín vulgar *destrugō, del latín dēstruō, de dē- ('des-') + struō (\"yo construyo\").",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "destroy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "1.ª persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroyest¹",
      "raw_tags": [
        "2.ª persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroys\ndestroyeth¹",
      "raw_tags": [
        "3.ª persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroyed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pasado"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroyed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Participio pasado"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destroying",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              74,
              81
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "Bible Proverbs 6:32. Versión: New King James.\nTraducción: Biblia Proverbios 6:32. Versión: Nueva Traducción Viviente.",
          "text": "Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul",
          "translation": "Pero el hombre que comete adulterio es un necio total, porque se destruye a sí mismo."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Destruir."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Aniquilar, arruinar."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Sacrificar (un animal)."
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Sur de Inglaterra",
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-destroy.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "California"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-destroy.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-destroy.wav.mp3",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Texas",
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
      ],
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    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Connecticut",
        "Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈstɹoɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "destroy"
}

Download raw JSONL data for destroy meaning in Inglés (3.4kB)

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  "msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Inglés",
  "subsection": "Verbo",
  "title": "destroy",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Inglés",
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}

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